What's in your wash?

“Well, it’s time to give your car a bubble bath at a place that’s sure to make you laugh…”

The place? Smilin’ Billie’s, the new self-service carwash in Kingsport, TN. Located across the street from Allstate Rhoten Agency and Medication Management Center, the wash is a convenient walk across the street for business owners Dr. Billie J. Minton and Rikki Rhoten.

It’s all in the family
When the six-bay wash made its debut a week prior to Thanksgiving 2006, Minton decided to make it a family affair. Her niece, Stephanie Minton, and nephew, Chad Barret, do maintenance and cleaning for the carwash, while her mother Evelyn serves as public relations specialist.

When she couldn’t find any more family, Minton turned to co-workers Lisa Moody and Leslie Manis, employees of Medication Management Center, to contribute to daily operations at the wash.